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Bringing about a better Overberg: The WWF Nedbank Green Trust’s work

Bringing about a better Overberg: The WWF Nedbank Green Trust’s work

by IN THE OVERBERG | Sep 2, 2020 | Land-use planning

For the past 30 years, the WWF Nedbank Green Trust has funded projects helping to solve some of South Africa’s greatest societal and environmental challenges.

ABI launches revisioning process for a better Overberg

ABI launches revisioning process for a better Overberg

by IN THE OVERBERG | Jul 21, 2020 | Land-use planning

As such, ABI is launching a revisioning process – that will ensure the ABI partnership (including our past, present and new partners) work together to create a better Overberg.

A tribute to contractor, Pieter Carstens

A tribute to contractor, Pieter Carstens

by IN THE OVERBERG | May 18, 2020 | Land-use planning

“Stadig Pieter, my brein kannie by bly nie. “This was so often the case whenever Pieter Carstens came to our house in the Napier Mountain Conservancy or when I met up with him. He talked fast! Pieter was, however, ever the

ABI’s new Land-Use Planning Theme Leader: Johan Burger

ABI’s new Land-Use Planning Theme Leader: Johan Burger

by IN THE OVERBERG | May 14, 2020 | Land-use planning

Johan Burger brings 26 years of experience in nature conservation to the Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative. He is the newly-appointed ABI Theme Leader overseeing Land-use Planning. He also works for CapeNature, as the

ABI meet: Agriculture and wildfire in the spotlight

ABI meet: Agriculture and wildfire in the spotlight

by IN THE OVERBERG | May 28, 2019 | Land-use planning

Most farmers in the Overberg practice conservation agriculture. Still, some practices in the Overberg are detrimental to the environment, including the illegal ploughing of virgin land. That’s the view of Acorn Agri & Food Chief Executive Officer, André Uys.

Overstrand Municipality: Fire & Rescue Services

Overstrand Municipality: Fire & Rescue Services

by IN THE OVERBERG | Mar 14, 2019 | Land-use planning

Few ABI members likely worked as hard as these members over the December/January holidays. The Overstrand Municipality Fire & Rescue Services were faced with a number of devastating wildfires. And they remain on high alert now (until at least

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